Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 11PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
9
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.9
NE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
439
392
392
429
456
456
456
586
660
587
551
587
471
1198
1338
1363
1648
1803
1700
1481
1221
1030
1013
847
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:26PM1.83m
11:36AM1.66m
00:12AM1.78m
12:24PM1.61m
1:00AM1.75m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.54m
5:50PM0.44m
6:29AM0.57m
6:37PM0.48m
7:20AM0.58m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
3
8
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
15
16
19
18
15
14
13
13
13
15
18
17
16
16
16
17
16
15
16
15
15
14
14
17
13
14
16
14
13
11
10
9
9
10
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
9
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
Energy kJ
439
392
392
429
456
456
12
12
11
587
551
587
471
1198
1338
1363
1648
1803
1700
1481
1221
1030
1013
847
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
N
11
0.4
NW
6
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
4
2
2
13
13
12
11
11
11
144
107
69
51
9
9
42
30
12
9
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.9
NE
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
4
3
295
11
9
4
9
9
9
9
8
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.9
NE
10
1.1
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.7
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WNW
6
0.3
NW
10
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
456
586
660
72
175
193
124
102
39
56
122
11
3
19
17
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
82
37
171
82
37
171
193
469
469
469
469
110
3
0
0
0
14
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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